C-tick database

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Franc Zabkar

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I recently asked the ACA to verify the C-tick certification number on
a fake 400W ATX PSU, and to provide the name of the grantee, but they
refused, citing privacy legislation. This begs the question, what
prevents an unscrupulous vendor from using a fake certification code
to sell a non-compliant item to a consumer, if that consumer is
prevented from verifying the authenticity of that code? The FCC in the
USA maintains a public database, why not Australia?


- Franc Zabkar
--
Please remove one 's' from my address when replying by email.
 
Franc Zabkar <fzabkar@optussnet.com.au> wrote in
news:cguj315uu9blvc5jbmtsrfpbkno8mttsnk@4ax.com:

I recently asked the ACA to verify the C-tick certification number on
a fake 400W ATX PSU, and to provide the name of the grantee, but they
refused, citing privacy legislation. This begs the question, what
prevents an unscrupulous vendor from using a fake certification code
to sell a non-compliant item to a consumer, if that consumer is
prevented from verifying the authenticity of that code? The FCC in the
USA maintains a public database, why not Australia?


- Franc Zabkar
Good question, I'd like to know that too. I suspect the privacy leg. is in
place because industry (esp. importers) want to hide badge engineering
practices from the consumer.
 
"Franc Zabkar"
I recently asked the ACA to verify the C-tick certification number on
a fake 400W ATX PSU, and to provide the name of the grantee, but they
refused, citing privacy legislation.

** That is utter bullshit - the name of the company that makes or imports
electrical goods is not a private matter. Whom did you approach at the
CA - some anonymous dickhead on the phone ???

Presumably the PSU comes from a PC - why have you not tried to trace the
importer from the supplier of that PC ??



This begs the question, what
prevents an unscrupulous vendor from using a fake certification code
to sell a non-compliant item to a consumer,

** Using an un-registered number would be a serious offence - far more so
than the item emitting a bit of RFI.


if that consumer is
prevented from verifying the authenticity of that code?

** Knowing which company the number refers to does not prove much .




........... Phil
 
"Franc Zabkar" <fzabkar@optussnet.com.au> wrote in message
news:cguj315uu9blvc5jbmtsrfpbkno8mttsnk@4ax.com...

This begs the question, what
prevents an unscrupulous vendor from using a fake certification code
to sell a non-compliant item to a consumer, if that consumer is
prevented from verifying the authenticity of that code? The FCC in the
USA maintains a public database, why not Australia?
There is nothing to prevent counterfeit use of a supplier code. It is a
regular occurrence and goes along with use of counterfeit electrical
safety marks and approval numbers. Many PC power supplies in
'unbranded' cases and the power cords supplied with them either
have no marks, or use counterfeit marks.

ACA supplier registration pre-dates the privacy act, but because supplier
registration is not restricted to only companies the privacy legislation
prevents making the data publicly available.

The ACA used to make the data available over the phone. Now if
you have a valid reason they will take your details and pass them along
to the registered supplier, who may contact you at their option. It sucks.

The can of worms got real squirmy about two/three years ago when
the ACA was still giving out details. The registered supplier must
be domeciled in Australia or New Zealand and many registered suppliers
are just family/friends/aquaintances of someone employed at an overseas
manufacturer and have nothing to do with the actual 'supply'
(importation/sales).

By releasing details of these private individuals the ACA was breaching
the privacy Act and was advised by the AG's office to stop doing so.
Because the database was not set up to distinguish between private and
corporate registrations there was no way to easily make access of the dbase
public.

The ACA issued notice 3 (?) years ago to registered identities that
their details would be published or made publicly available. However there
was a lot of objections by IT importers and distributers who do not want the
source of the product to be identifiable by end users. This was so warranty,
support and sales inquiries would be passed back to retailers in the first
instance,
and to prevent grey market imports from burdening authorised distributors. The
program was stopped before all suppliers had even been notified.

It may still be in progress somehow, somewhere - I hope it is.

The FCC in the USA maintains a public database, why not Australia?
Not anymore. The USA does not register the supplier if they use the
"FCC mark" and a declaration of conformity, but the
responsible party must (quote from 47CFR):

§ 2.1077 Compliance information.
(1) Identification of the product, e.g.,
name and model number;
(2) A statement, similar to that contained
in § 15.19(a)(3) of this chapter,
that the product complies with part 15
of this chapters; and
(3) The identification, by name, address
and telephone number, of the responsible
party, as defined in § 2.909.
The responsible party for a Declaration
of Conformity must be located within
the United States.

=========================================
 
Obvious question: what is the c-tick number you're querying, and what
markings are on the goods in question. Some of us here work in the IT
industry at the wholesale level, and may be able to name the supplier if
given those details.


"Franc Zabkar" <fzabkar@optussnet.com.au> wrote in message
news:cguj315uu9blvc5jbmtsrfpbkno8mttsnk@4ax.com...
I recently asked the ACA to verify the C-tick certification number on
a fake 400W ATX PSU, and to provide the name of the grantee, but they
refused, citing privacy legislation. This begs the question, what
prevents an unscrupulous vendor from using a fake certification code
to sell a non-compliant item to a consumer, if that consumer is
prevented from verifying the authenticity of that code? The FCC in the
USA maintains a public database, why not Australia?


- Franc Zabkar
--
Please remove one 's' from my address when replying by email.
 
On Fri, 18 Mar 2005 06:16:43 GMT, "David, not to be confused with the
other Davids." <dave@mail--swap.bpa.nu> put finger to keyboard and
composed:

By releasing details of these private individuals the ACA was breaching
the privacy Act and was advised by the AG's office to stop doing so.
There is an Australian company that publishes the names, addresses,
and phone numbers of millions of Australians in their publicly
accessible database, in paper format and on the Internet, without
their explicit consent, and then charges them a fee to remove their
personal details each and every year.


- Franc Zabkar
--
Please remove one 's' from my address when replying by email.
 
On Sat, 19 Mar 2005 11:27:55 +1100, Franc Zabkar
<fzabkar@optussnet.com.au> wrote:

On Fri, 18 Mar 2005 06:16:43 GMT, "David, not to be confused with the
other Davids." <dave@mail--swap.bpa.nu> put finger to keyboard and
composed:

By releasing details of these private individuals the ACA was breaching
the privacy Act and was advised by the AG's office to stop doing so.

There is an Australian company that publishes the names, addresses,
and phone numbers of millions of Australians in their publicly
accessible database, in paper format and on the Internet, without
their explicit consent, and then charges them a fee to remove their
personal details each and every year.

Sounds a lot like Telstra white pages to me.

Had such an argument with them recently over wanting a fee to remove
my listing from the white pages.
- Franc Zabkar
 
On Sat, 19 Mar 2005 10:12:17 +1100, "Craig Hart" <chart@nospam.ta> put
finger to keyboard and composed:

Obvious question: what is the c-tick number you're querying, and what
markings are on the goods in question. Some of us here work in the IT
industry at the wholesale level, and may be able to name the supplier if
given those details.
OK, the C-tick number is N12657.

The label on the cover reads as follows:

=========================================
L&C Technology Inc
Model: LC-B400ATX

+3.3V +5V +12V -12V -5V +5VSB
28A 40A 17A 0.8A 0.3A 2A

+5V & +3.3V combined load 220W
+5V & +3.3V & +12V combined load 380W
Total output is 400W max.
=========================================

The PCB is labelled "Y-B200 ATX Ver 2.8" which suggests a 200W rating.

This circuit diagram appears identical to mine (mine has a few
unpopulated locations):

"LC-B250ATX ch. Y-B200-ATX ver. 2.9 JNC Computer Co."
http://electro-tech.narod.ru/schematics/power/JNC_Y-B200-ATX.zip

The +3.3V and +5V rails are each rectified by a S10C40C dual diode,
and the +12V rail is rectified by two FR302 fast recovery diodes.

According to their datasheets, the FR302 is rated at 3A, and the
S10C40C is rated for 10A (5A per diode).

http://www.mospec.com.tw/pdf/fast/FR301-FR307.pdf
http://www.mospec.com.tw/pdf/schottky/S10C30CE-S10C60CE.pdf

By my calculations, the actual total wattage (assuming the other
components are up to it) is close enough to ...

Pt = (3.3 x 10) + (5 x 10) + (12 x 6) + (5VSB x 2) + (-5/-12 wattage)
= 175W approx

Printed on the PSU PCB is the following legend:

F5A/250V (for 180W -- 235W)
F7A/250V (for 300W -- 350W)
F6.3A/250V (for 250W)

The installed fuse is rated at 5A. :-(

The PC case looks like this one (JNC - RJA 70):
http://www.jnc.com.tw/view.php?id=1&st1=13&st3=179

JNC Computer Inc appears to be represented in Australia by:

Friend Technology International Pty., Ltd.,
17 Smallwood Street,
Underwood QLD 4119

Tel : 61 7 3423 2588 , 61 7 3423 2688
Fax : 61 7 3423 2988

See http://www.jnc.com.tw/company.htm.

On the Net I found the following references:

http://www.anscase.com/powersupply.htm
http://www.anscase.com/psu-b400.htm

http://www.telecommander.com/pics/links/powersupplies/l&c400wp4amdpsrt/l&c400wp4amdpsrt.htm

http://www.amd.com/us-en/Processors/DevelopWithAMD/0,,30_2252_869_1039^4038,00.html

These suggest that there is a genuine L&C LC-B400ATX PSU. Mine looks
nothing like the ones pictured.

L&C appear to be part of the Deer Group:
http://www.deer-group.com/about.htm

However, I don't know how L&C are related to JNC Computer Corp, if at
all.

Here is an interesting post from the Google archives:

"Blowing up 100's of Power Supplies":
http://groups-beta.google.com/group/sci.electronics.repair/msg/8e892d0c5d0bf0c4?dmode=source

And one from a person in the USA who has a fake 300W L&C PSU with the
same PCB as mine:
http://groups-beta.google.com/group/sci.electronics.design/msg/ed2522e7b0007f8b?dmode=source


"Franc Zabkar" <fzabkar@optussnet.com.au> wrote in message
news:cguj315uu9blvc5jbmtsrfpbkno8mttsnk@4ax.com...
I recently asked the ACA to verify the C-tick certification number on
a fake 400W ATX PSU, and to provide the name of the grantee, but they
refused, citing privacy legislation. This begs the question, what
prevents an unscrupulous vendor from using a fake certification code
to sell a non-compliant item to a consumer, if that consumer is
prevented from verifying the authenticity of that code? The FCC in the
USA maintains a public database, why not Australia?

- Franc Zabkar
--
Please remove one 's' from my address when replying by email.
 
On Sat, 19 Mar 2005 11:14:18 +1000, KLR <kenreed@yahoo.com> put finger
to keyboard and composed:

On Sat, 19 Mar 2005 11:27:55 +1100, Franc Zabkar
fzabkar@optussnet.com.au> wrote:

On Fri, 18 Mar 2005 06:16:43 GMT, "David, not to be confused with the
other Davids." <dave@mail--swap.bpa.nu> put finger to keyboard and
composed:

By releasing details of these private individuals the ACA was breaching
the privacy Act and was advised by the AG's office to stop doing so.

There is an Australian company that publishes the names, addresses,
and phone numbers of millions of Australians in their publicly
accessible database, in paper format and on the Internet, without
their explicit consent, and then charges them a fee to remove their
personal details each and every year.

Sounds a lot like Telstra white pages to me.
Exactly.

Had such an argument with them recently over wanting a fee to remove
my listing from the white pages.

- Franc Zabkar
--
Please remove one 's' from my address when replying by email.
 
"Franc Zabkar"
"David, not to be confused with the other Davids."
By releasing details of these private individuals the ACA was breaching
the privacy Act and was advised by the AG's office to stop doing so.

There is an Australian company that publishes the names, addresses,
and phone numbers of millions of Australians in their publicly
accessible database, in paper format and on the Internet, without
their explicit consent, and then charges them a fee to remove their
personal details each and every year.


- Franc Zabkar

** Thick as a fucking plank .....




............... Phil
 
The importer was Magnafield; they changed their name a couple of years back
and I can't recal who they are now -- will post again if I think of it.

They are/were at 37 catalina dve tullamarine vic.

Craig

"Franc Zabkar" <fzabkar@optussnet.com.au> wrote in message
news:t6vm311rb9r02t7dps4nn2mjcug5l98lh1@4ax.com...
On Sat, 19 Mar 2005 10:12:17 +1100, "Craig Hart" <chart@nospam.ta> put
finger to keyboard and composed:

Obvious question: what is the c-tick number you're querying, and what
markings are on the goods in question. Some of us here work in the IT
industry at the wholesale level, and may be able to name the supplier if
given those details.

OK, the C-tick number is N12657.

The label on the cover reads as follows:

=========================================
L&C Technology Inc
Model: LC-B400ATX

+3.3V +5V +12V -12V -5V +5VSB
28A 40A 17A 0.8A 0.3A 2A

+5V & +3.3V combined load 220W
+5V & +3.3V & +12V combined load 380W
Total output is 400W max.
=========================================

The PCB is labelled "Y-B200 ATX Ver 2.8" which suggests a 200W rating.

This circuit diagram appears identical to mine (mine has a few
unpopulated locations):

"LC-B250ATX ch. Y-B200-ATX ver. 2.9 JNC Computer Co."
http://electro-tech.narod.ru/schematics/power/JNC_Y-B200-ATX.zip

The +3.3V and +5V rails are each rectified by a S10C40C dual diode,
and the +12V rail is rectified by two FR302 fast recovery diodes.

According to their datasheets, the FR302 is rated at 3A, and the
S10C40C is rated for 10A (5A per diode).

http://www.mospec.com.tw/pdf/fast/FR301-FR307.pdf
http://www.mospec.com.tw/pdf/schottky/S10C30CE-S10C60CE.pdf

By my calculations, the actual total wattage (assuming the other
components are up to it) is close enough to ...

Pt = (3.3 x 10) + (5 x 10) + (12 x 6) + (5VSB x 2) + (-5/-12 wattage)
= 175W approx

Printed on the PSU PCB is the following legend:

F5A/250V (for 180W -- 235W)
F7A/250V (for 300W -- 350W)
F6.3A/250V (for 250W)

The installed fuse is rated at 5A. :-(

The PC case looks like this one (JNC - RJA 70):
http://www.jnc.com.tw/view.php?id=1&st1=13&st3=179

JNC Computer Inc appears to be represented in Australia by:

Friend Technology International Pty., Ltd.,
17 Smallwood Street,
Underwood QLD 4119

Tel : 61 7 3423 2588 , 61 7 3423 2688
Fax : 61 7 3423 2988

See http://www.jnc.com.tw/company.htm.

On the Net I found the following references:

http://www.anscase.com/powersupply.htm
http://www.anscase.com/psu-b400.htm


http://www.telecommander.com/pics/links/powersupplies/l&c400wp4amdpsrt/l&c400wp4amdpsrt.htm


http://www.amd.com/us-en/Processors/DevelopWithAMD/0,,30_2252_869_1039^4038,00.html

These suggest that there is a genuine L&C LC-B400ATX PSU. Mine looks
nothing like the ones pictured.

L&C appear to be part of the Deer Group:
http://www.deer-group.com/about.htm

However, I don't know how L&C are related to JNC Computer Corp, if at
all.

Here is an interesting post from the Google archives:

"Blowing up 100's of Power Supplies":

http://groups-beta.google.com/group/sci.electronics.repair/msg/8e892d0c5d0bf0c4?dmode=source

And one from a person in the USA who has a fake 300W L&C PSU with the
same PCB as mine:

http://groups-beta.google.com/group/sci.electronics.design/msg/ed2522e7b0007f8b?dmode=source


"Franc Zabkar" <fzabkar@optussnet.com.au> wrote in message
news:cguj315uu9blvc5jbmtsrfpbkno8mttsnk@4ax.com...
I recently asked the ACA to verify the C-tick certification number on
a fake 400W ATX PSU, and to provide the name of the grantee, but they
refused, citing privacy legislation. This begs the question, what
prevents an unscrupulous vendor from using a fake certification code
to sell a non-compliant item to a consumer, if that consumer is
prevented from verifying the authenticity of that code? The FCC in the
USA maintains a public database, why not Australia?


- Franc Zabkar
--
Please remove one 's' from my address when replying by email.
 
the company that took over magnafield is multi-e

www.mtd.net.au

magnafield's c-tick is/was N160, but of course after the takeover they would
get a new number.



"Franc Zabkar" <fzabkar@optussnet.com.au> wrote in message
news:t6vm311rb9r02t7dps4nn2mjcug5l98lh1@4ax.com...
On Sat, 19 Mar 2005 10:12:17 +1100, "Craig Hart" <chart@nospam.ta> put
finger to keyboard and composed:

Obvious question: what is the c-tick number you're querying, and what
markings are on the goods in question. Some of us here work in the IT
industry at the wholesale level, and may be able to name the supplier if
given those details.

OK, the C-tick number is N12657.

The label on the cover reads as follows:

=========================================
L&C Technology Inc
Model: LC-B400ATX

+3.3V +5V +12V -12V -5V +5VSB
28A 40A 17A 0.8A 0.3A 2A

+5V & +3.3V combined load 220W
+5V & +3.3V & +12V combined load 380W
Total output is 400W max.
=========================================

The PCB is labelled "Y-B200 ATX Ver 2.8" which suggests a 200W rating.

This circuit diagram appears identical to mine (mine has a few
unpopulated locations):

"LC-B250ATX ch. Y-B200-ATX ver. 2.9 JNC Computer Co."
http://electro-tech.narod.ru/schematics/power/JNC_Y-B200-ATX.zip

The +3.3V and +5V rails are each rectified by a S10C40C dual diode,
and the +12V rail is rectified by two FR302 fast recovery diodes.

According to their datasheets, the FR302 is rated at 3A, and the
S10C40C is rated for 10A (5A per diode).

http://www.mospec.com.tw/pdf/fast/FR301-FR307.pdf
http://www.mospec.com.tw/pdf/schottky/S10C30CE-S10C60CE.pdf

By my calculations, the actual total wattage (assuming the other
components are up to it) is close enough to ...

Pt = (3.3 x 10) + (5 x 10) + (12 x 6) + (5VSB x 2) + (-5/-12 wattage)
= 175W approx

Printed on the PSU PCB is the following legend:

F5A/250V (for 180W -- 235W)
F7A/250V (for 300W -- 350W)
F6.3A/250V (for 250W)

The installed fuse is rated at 5A. :-(

The PC case looks like this one (JNC - RJA 70):
http://www.jnc.com.tw/view.php?id=1&st1=13&st3=179

JNC Computer Inc appears to be represented in Australia by:

Friend Technology International Pty., Ltd.,
17 Smallwood Street,
Underwood QLD 4119

Tel : 61 7 3423 2588 , 61 7 3423 2688
Fax : 61 7 3423 2988

See http://www.jnc.com.tw/company.htm.

On the Net I found the following references:

http://www.anscase.com/powersupply.htm
http://www.anscase.com/psu-b400.htm


http://www.telecommander.com/pics/links/powersupplies/l&c400wp4amdpsrt/l&c400wp4amdpsrt.htm


http://www.amd.com/us-en/Processors/DevelopWithAMD/0,,30_2252_869_1039^4038,00.html

These suggest that there is a genuine L&C LC-B400ATX PSU. Mine looks
nothing like the ones pictured.

L&C appear to be part of the Deer Group:
http://www.deer-group.com/about.htm

However, I don't know how L&C are related to JNC Computer Corp, if at
all.

Here is an interesting post from the Google archives:

"Blowing up 100's of Power Supplies":

http://groups-beta.google.com/group/sci.electronics.repair/msg/8e892d0c5d0bf0c4?dmode=source

And one from a person in the USA who has a fake 300W L&C PSU with the
same PCB as mine:

http://groups-beta.google.com/group/sci.electronics.design/msg/ed2522e7b0007f8b?dmode=source


"Franc Zabkar" <fzabkar@optussnet.com.au> wrote in message
news:cguj315uu9blvc5jbmtsrfpbkno8mttsnk@4ax.com...
I recently asked the ACA to verify the C-tick certification number on
a fake 400W ATX PSU, and to provide the name of the grantee, but they
refused, citing privacy legislation. This begs the question, what
prevents an unscrupulous vendor from using a fake certification code
to sell a non-compliant item to a consumer, if that consumer is
prevented from verifying the authenticity of that code? The FCC in the
USA maintains a public database, why not Australia?


- Franc Zabkar
--
Please remove one 's' from my address when replying by email.
 
On Thu, 24 Mar 2005 01:29:05 +1100, "Craig Hart" <chart@nospam.ta> put
finger to keyboard and composed:

the company that took over magnafield is multi-e

www.mtd.net.au
Thanks.

My first impression of this company was bad. Their website wouldn't
let me in without first enabling cookies - the home page was blank
until I did so. None of their PSUs were identified by brand name, nor
were there any specs. I suspect they may all be generics.

magnafield's c-tick is/was N160, but of course after the takeover they would
get a new number.
If Magnafield really was the source of my fake 400W L&C PSU, then the
following statement rings very hollow:

http://www.synecticsolutions.com.au/ss_partners.html

"Magnafield is a respected computer equipment importer distributor.
They have been trading for many years now and have survived in the
very competitive computing market by delivering excellent quality and
stable products at competitive prices."

After visiting my local computer store, I posted the following
observations in another NG:

=====================================================================
My local computer shop has nothing but generic PSUs. I looked at a "TT
400ATX" SMPS with *exactly* the same specs as mine, but in a different
case. Peeking inside, I saw the same part number (EI-33ASG) on the
main switching transformer. The circuit layout seemed the same,
although the two FR302 diodes were replaced by a TO-220 package. The
main filter caps looked about the same size as mine, but I couldn't be
sure. The heatsinks looked slightly more substantial.

If the "TT" PSU is indeed a 400W unit, then I'm left to wonder why it
has the same transformers as my 180W unit, if indeed that is the case.

Another clue as to the PSU's origin was a small code on the label.
Mine has a "LC34XA" in the bottom RH corner, whereas the TT PSU had a
"TTnnXA" (I can't recall the nn digits). I'm guessing this could be
some kind of OEM ID.

Here is a photo of my fake PSU:
http://members.optusnet.com.au/~fzabkar/LC-B400ATX.jpg (361KB)
=====================================================================

BTW, the TT PSU had a different C-tick code. Sorry, I don't recall the
number.


- Franc Zabkar
--
Please remove one 's' from my address when replying by email.
 

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